Vise.



C. W. NAILOR & G. J. SOUTH.

- VIsB. APPLICATION PILPD APR.11,191'2. 1,059,749. Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

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WITNESSES .9 [NVE/wom c. W. NAILOR & G. 1. SOUTH.

VISE.

APPLICATION FILED AP11.11,1912.

, i w f6 "l A v. object of the invention being to provide a 15 ,j provide a simple, reliable and ecient-construction `and `arrangement of adjusting,-

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I and GEORGE'J. SOT, citizens of the United States, residing at Schenectady, in the countyfof Schenectady and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Y Improvements in Vises, of'whioh thefoh lowing isa specification.v Y Our'1nvent1on.relates to certain lnew and useful `improvements 1n v1ses, the primary construction of visev wherein the movable javvis adjustable to practicall instantaneosly clamp or release the wor Afurther object of the invention 1s to locking and releasing means wherebyl the 'ml clamp the Work, locked in adjusted pos1 tion and release for retraction, and automaticallyretracted upon'being released.

A still `further object of the invention is tosprovide means forxlmiting'the opening movement of the movable jaw 'and means for supporting thefvise at a desired angle to the bench or support to which 'it is attached, as Well as to'const'ruct a vise which a'ii'ords` a 'Wide range of conveniences and general elriciency. f j

The '..invent'on'consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafterl fully described and claimed,A reference being had to the.' accompanying dra-Wings, in Which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, partially in i-seotion, ofa vise embodying our invention,

' h showing the movable jaw partially adjusted from' its limit. of outward movement toward the vfixed javv. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section. oni a. vline through the vise body. V`Fig. 3 isja top'plan view.- of the bed hreaded plate. `Fig. 4 is a vievv'showing t "adjustan end bushing inv end-elevation. Fig. 5,'

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ofthe same. v Referringto thedravvings, lv designates is' provided atits'lovv"er end with. a base` 6 is afrag'mentaryV perspective view 'of the adjustingrod.- or shaft. Fig.v 7 is a view lof, the-retaining plate.- Fig. 8 is a detail View .in side elevation sho ing a modification in `the means for attaching the vise to a Work- Fig. 9 is a front elevation the upright body portion of the vise, which Spevcication of Ietters Patent. Application l'ed April 11, 1912. Seralrgaf).

javv 4. The body vided with a pair of superposed A guide between its ront and rear ment 1s prevented.

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plate 2 and at its upper end with an anvilv l horn 3 and a fixed vor stationary clamping portion is further proopenings 5 and an 'intervening passage 6, said guide o enings and passages extending edges.

Arranged in advanceof vthe. body7 portion 1 isa head 7 provided with a bearing opening A8 in line with the passa e 6, and also provided ate its upper end with a movable jaw 9 for coperation with said lixed or stationar depen ing portion 10. Projecting fromsaid head are superposed guide bars o r Shanks 11 Whiclrextend through 'and are slidably jaw and atrits lower end with a4 mounted in the guide openings 5 and .carry i at their rear ends a stop plate 12` adapted to abut'against the body portion to limit t-he maximum range of outward movement of the javv 9 with relation to the jaw 4f.

Formed in the body portion and base plate is a socket 13 which receivessthe inner or rear end of a coiled spring 14, the outer or 'forward end of which bears against the 'part' 10. rlhis spring is adaptedto be compressed by and on the inward movement of the movable jaw toward thel stationary javv andto, exert its expansive energy to retract f .theheadand open the movable jaw. The extent of retraction of the head and'opening Imovement of said movable jaw may be varied and? controlled by means of a-stop pin 15, adapted toabut against the body portion 1 vand to be passed through any one of a longitudinal series of transverse A -olpenings 16 1n one-ofv the vguide bars or' anks 11. A chain orlikefleXible connection 17 connects the 'stop pin with .the base plate, Whe1-eby its possi e loss or displace- Suitably secured within the passage 'is an internally ,threaded bushing 18 in which works an externally threaded adjusting and locking sleeve 19, whichnormally projects forward' beyond the sleeve, asf shown in Fi 1. J ournaled inthe opening v8 and extenA inglongitudinally through the' sleeve and bushings 1s an 'adjusting and locking rood or' shaft20 terminating at itsfor- Ward end in an apertured. enlargement 21 roo in which is slidamy'aaed a, headed handle S" bar-"22. 'of ordinary type. Said rod or shaft is provided `vvith a collar 23 which abuts against the \head 7 to hold the same from i-nWard. slidingendwise movement and retaining plate 24 secured to the Yhead,A

- whereby the rod or shaft is held from outward sliding movement. y

The sleeve 19 is provided with diametri- `cally opposed longitudinal` clutch ribs 25 formed with cam' faces 26 and square abutting surfaces 27, the latter having spaced recesses 28, while the rod or shaft 20 is pro` vided with similar clutch ribs 29 having cam faces 30 and square abutting surfaces 31 formed with recesses 32, the square abutting faces of the ribsof the sleeve and rodforming series 'of spaced interlocking lugs arranged opposite each other. By this construction a clutch connection between the sleeve and rod is 'provided whereby when 'the ribs 29 are spaced from and arranged out of contact with the ribs 25 the rod may slide .freely in either direction, for the quick adjustment of the movable jaw by hand manipulation to approximately clamping position and the retraction of the jaw by the spring 14. j After the movable jaw has been adjusted to approximately clamping position by turning the rod or shaft 20 to the right the lugs 27 -and 31 will be brought into interlocking engagement and couple the sleeve to the rod, allowing the rod to be turned up on the threads ofthe bushing and the movable jaw to be adjusted to firmly clamp the Work, in which position said jaw will be locked. It will thus be understood that a partial rotation of the rod to the left, to return it to normal position, will free the rod and unlock the movable jaw, there-` by releasing the Work, and then -by turning ythe rod farther 5to the left the cam surfaces of the ribs will be brought into engagement, whereupon the sleeve may be turned back to normal position, in which operation the sleeve while rotating slides back on the rod in an obvious manner. By disposing the pin 15 in one or the other ofthe openings 16 the range of opening movement of the A jaw'9 may be varied according tothe size of the work being operated upon.

In order to adapt the vise to be arrange at any desired angle upon the work-bench.

or table 33, the base 2 is provided with a journal 34 arranged'to turn in a bearing opening 251 in a bed-plate 36, which is formed wi h apertured lugs 37 for the passage of fa tenings to secure it to the bench or table. Depending from the. journal is a bolt 38 which passes downwardly through an opening in the bench/or table, said bolt being equipped at its lower end with a retaining nut 39 and Washer 40, which nut vmay be adjusted b a hand lever 41. The.

base plate may be rawn down tight' against the bed-plateor the pivotal connection left sufficiently loose to permit the vise to be turned to a'ny desired position for convenordinary type lturning with the rod.

` ience use. .Pivoted to the base-plate is agravity` dog 42 adapted tio-.be tilted outward to retracted position by a'finger piece 43 'and'to ride upon Vtheperiphery of the bed-plate and drop' into any one of an annular series 'of seat-recesses or slots 44 therein to holdthe vise against rotary movement in the desired osition of adjust-ment. This construction a apt's the vise to be easilyl and quickly turned to extend at any angle as may be found most desirable in operating upon the work.-

If desired, the fastening parts above described may be dispensed vwith and the base- Aplate provided wlth a depending bracketv -arm45, as shown in Figs.- 8 and 9. This bracket arm is formed withan inturned lower end 46 projecting under the top of the work-bench or table, said end 46 being formed with a guide .opening 47. A stem 48 is slidably'litted at its lower endin saidopening 47 and is provided with a clamping head 48 and an enlargement 49 formed with l rack-teeth 50. Meshing with/:these teeth is a toothed' segment 51 mounted on av pivot pin 52 in a slot 53 in the arm and having an operating handlel 54. By adjusting this handle downward or upward the head may be moved into and out of clampling position, this construction permitting t e vise to be readily attached to and detached from any of bench or table.

Our improved vise'l is especially adapted for automobile repa-'r work, but will be found generally usefu for all kinds of work and of great convenienceand advantage. for rapid work and in operating upon large or small, objects where quickness and eftlclency ofaction are desirable qualities.

vOther advantages of the invention will be "manifest to those .employing tools of this character.

Havingv thus described the invention, what we claim as new is 1. A vise including` a jaw and a threaded passage, a movable jaw slidably -connected with the body, a threaded sleeve working. in said threaded passage, means for variably limiting, the opening movement of the movable jaw, anda rod journaled on the movable jaw and extending through said sleeve, said'rod and sleeve'being provided with coupling elements normally free from engagement in one position, and engageable by reverse rotary movements of the rod to respectively.'couple,thetwo for l reverse motions,f in one of which the rod is locked from endwise movement and in the other of which the sleeve slides yon while body having' a s xed 2. A vise embodylng a bodyv having a movable .jaw and a threaded passage, a sleeve .working in said th aded passage, and

provided with diametrieallyopjosegalongiap outer j 'tudinal clutch ribs having camsurfaces and recessedabutting surfaces, a movable jaw, and a rod' journaled on the movable jaw and extending through. the sleeve and provided with simllar clutch ribs for cooperation with the ribs of the sleeve'.

3. A vise embodying a body having a movable jaw and a threaded passage, a sleeve worklng in said threaded passage; and pr0- vided with diametrically opposed longitudinal clutch lribs havin .cam-shaped outer surfaces and recessed a utting surfaces, a

movable jaw, means for variably regulat-l ing the degree of Aopening movement thereof,-

and a rod provided on the movable jaw and extending through the sleeve and provided with similar clutch ribs for coperation with l the ribs of the sleeve.`

f 4. A vise including a base, an upright rist fr ing therefrom, a fixed jaw carried by said I u right, a movable jawhavng a shank slida le through the u right, said shank being provided in rear o thefupright wlth a longitudinal series`of openings, a spring for retracting the movable jaw, and a pin adapted to be inserted through an onev of said openings for enga enent wit the upright to variably limit t e opening movement of the movable jaw.

In testimony whereof we aiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CLYDE w. NAILOR. GEORGE J. SOUTH.

Witnesses:

J. E. STOWELL, C. BROWN. 

